"The Birth of a Duchess" is full of adventure, excitement, romance and love. Set in London in 1801, is the hero Julien Harcourt, the exiled French under de Valere. Julie is determined to go to France to search for his brother, Armand. Enter Artois Countess Seraphina. If the Countess attractive be a distraction to Julien and his plans?
Julien and his mother was not out of France with his life when the revolution occurred. Julien must be soughtBrother and, finally, a clear advantage for Armand. Unfortunately, drew his attention to the activities of the British Foreign Office and Sir Northrup. If a female is not the operative approach Julien, Northrup sends governess of his children, Sarah Smith.
Sarah is an accomplished housekeeper and is fluent in French, but not a very good indicator. Sarah to pretend to be the Comtesse du Guyenne, Serafina Artois, but she is not comfortable as a noblewoman. When Sarah meetsJulie finds she is attracted to him, but dared not give into their feelings. Julien da Serafina and enthusiastic, despite its inaccessibility, is fascinating.
Northrup puts pressure on Sarah to learn about the activities of Julien in relation to the continent. Sarah begins to wonder if the traitor Julian Northrup thinks he is. Give Sarah confides feelings, tells Julien their duplicity. Julien Sarah can never be trusted - especially withhis heart?
The story is strong and the plot has some unexpected turns with a surprise or two on the sly on the player. Galen has enjoyed a clear voice in writing to the reader.
It 's easy to imagine the novel approach. The descriptions are vivid and that does not slow down the reader. The dialogue is funny, engaging and full of easy to understand French.
The characters are rich and interesting and the novel has a supporting cast. Julie and Sarahindividual voices stand out. What makes Julien be unique heritage in French Regency England. He admires a needle, to be - in particular, with the patient as he is with Sarah and decides to find his brother. Julien is also faithful to the core, which he loves.
This is Sarah, who goes by the most growth in the novel. The reader meets a mousy governess, but when he assumes the identity Comtesse, learns what it really means to be noble and find the courage. It takes aidentify the high risk of trust Julien with its true and if she tells him that she was really, I found myself rooting for the page.
The love scenes are sensual and capture the wonder and beauty of true love. "The Birth of a Duchess" is a delightful read from cover to cover.
Review of the book "The Making of a Duchess"
Written by Shana Galen
Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN: 978-1-4022-3865-9
368 pages
U.S. $ 6.99
5 Stars
ReviewedS. Burkhart
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